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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells is a 2000 British-American television film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The script by Alan Plater focuses on the efforts of a recently widowed woman to re-unite the members of the World War II-era swing band with which she played saxophone. It features Carry On actress Joan Sims in her final acting performance before her death in 2001, and Romola Garai in her first professional role. The film was a joint project of BBC Films and HBO. It premiered in the US on 26 August, and in the UK on 3 September.
Original Release
08/26/2000
US Release
08/26/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judi Dench | Elizabeth |
Ian Holm | Patrick |
Leslie Caron | Madeleine |
Olympia Dukakis | Dinah |
Cleo Laine | Gwen |
Joan Sims | Betty |
Billie Whitelaw | Evelyn |
June Whitfield | Annie |
Thelma Ruby | Vera |
Millie Findlay | Joanna |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judi Dench | Elizabeth |
Ian Holm | Patrick |
Leslie Caron | Madeleine |
Olympia Dukakis | Dinah |
Cleo Laine | Gwen |
Joan Sims | Betty |
Billie Whitelaw | Evelyn |
June Whitfield | Annie |
Thelma Ruby | Vera |
Millie Findlay | Joanna |
Felicity Dean | Patricia |
Nicholas Palliser | Edward (as Nicholas Pallister) / Edward |
Valentine Pelka | Leslie |
Carla MacKinnon | Carol |
Dom Chapman | Paul |
John Warnaby | Hibbert |
James Cosmo | McNab |
Romola Garai | Young Elizabeth |
Saskia Vale | Young Betty |
Grant Ibbs | Young Patrick |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Doelger | Executive Producer |
Deirdre Keir | Executive Producer |
Simon Wright | Executive Producer |
Su Armstrong | Producer |
Analisa Barreto | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |